William Underwood, III, Flute and Carl Blake, Piano

February 24, 2026
Concert photo

Program

J. S. Bach: Sonata in G Minor

Rhené Baton: Passacaille, Op.35

Jean Sibelius: The Spruce

R. Nathaniel Dett: Beyond the Dream

Bruce Stark: Kaori’s Song

Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for Flute and Piano

Program Notes

WILLIAM UNDERWOOD  III (flute)  performs in traditional, avant-garde, social, and sacred arenas. He holds the Bachelor of Science in Music and Master of Music in Flute Performance degrees at Florida A&M University and Wayne State University, respectively. William has toured Japan extensively with Kyodo Tokyo Incorporated and regularly works as a solo, collaborative, and recording flutist.

CARL BLAKE (piano) holds three degrees in piano performance: Bachelor of Music (magna cum laude) from Boston University, Master of Arts from San Jose State University, and Doctor of Musical Arts from Cornell University. Dr. Blake has performed three times in Weill Recital Hall (formerly, Carnegie Recital Hall) and has toured in Russia, France, England, Central and South America, and the Caribbean Islands as Artistic Ambassador with cellist Kim Cook (Distinguished Professor of Music at The Pennsylvania State University) for the United States Department of State.  Currently, he serves as Director of Music of The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco and teaches piano in his private studio in Oakland.  Mr. Blake is a member of the Board of Directors of Noontime Concerts San Francisco.